Hi! My name is Jen from Louisville, Kentucky! Home of the Kentucky Derby and the Louisville Cardinals BABY! :)

Starting the Whole30 program! It is all about eating real food! Check it out at www.whole9life.com! :)

8/1: WOW! Rough... I felt terrible, I could barely function. The sugar/carb withdrawals are the worst. I went to bed at 8pm because I had the worst headache and stomach twirlies! :( 8/2: Not much better but able to get through the day.... 8/3: ...

Hi! My name is Jen from Louisville, Kentucky! Home of the Kentucky Derby and the Louisville Cardinals BABY! :)

Starting the Whole30 program! It is all about eating real food! Check it out at www.whole9life.com! :)

8/1: WOW! Rough... I felt terrible, I could barely function. The sugar/carb withdrawals are the worst. I went to bed at 8pm because I had the worst headache and stomach twirlies! :( 8/2: Not much better but able to get through the day.... 8/3: Getting a little better. The sick feeling is there but not as bad. My cravings are also not as severe. 8/4: Hard day because friends invited me out for drinks and I just couldn't risk it... what is one Saturday night at home... :) 8/5: Made my meal plans and got recipes ready then went grocery shopping at TJs and WF! Got everything I needed!! :) 8/6: Precooked lots of stuff, cleaned the house, and make an awesome dinner!! I did find out I used 2 things yesterday that were not whole30 approved so I need to tighten up and watch ingredients! :) 8/7: I had a long day at work but still managed to eat my 3 meals and wasn't hungry!! Need to get more exercise so I signed up for a bootcamp that starts next week! ;) The scale is one of the hardest things to give up... but I am still going strong! :) 8/8: Another good day! Mowed the grass for some extra exercise! :) 8/9: LONG DAY! I had a 12 hour shift at the salon so by the time I got home it was 10pm! I ate a very small portion of leftover roast and then watch the olympics for about 45 minutes. After that I went to bed... slept pretty good! :) 8/10: So far today is going good although I gave into temptation and weighed myself!!! :( I was so disappointed that I did that. But I will not weigh again until the end of this month! 8/11: Attended a couples baby shower with my husband and was surrounded by temptations and I did not slip at all! I feel amazing!!! 8/12: Cooked lots of stuff today for this week. :) 8/13: Had a great grocery day! LOVE IT! Zumba whooped my butt! I need to master my pre and post workout meals! 8/14: Went to a new boot camp class and boy was it tough!! Hope this helps me feel even better! :) 8/15: Good Day. 8/16: Great Day! Even went out to eat with my little cousin who ordered the craziest, fattiest stuff and I didn't budge!!! WOOHOO! 8/17: Kinda having a crappy day! :( Just in a foul mood... hopefully it passes. I did pass on the yummy looking chocolate cake we had at work! OHHH YEAH! 8/18: Worked and then had a lazy Saturday for once! It felt great! :) 8/19: Went to an amusement park with my little cousin and had a blast!! Not a lot of choices at the park so I had the cheapest thing... pizza! But I drank loads of water and walked tons so I do not feel too bad. ;) 8/20: Had two people notice my changes!!! Felt great! :) 8/21: Another restless night... hope I can figure out what the deal is... 8/22: Made the best Fish Tacos tonight! They will definetly be a staple! :) 8/23: Went to dinner with a friend and got dessert! :( It wasn't even good... boo! 8/24: Another night at volleyball without any alcohol! WOW! 8/25: Managed to go out to dinner and a show with zero cheats! WOOHOO! 8/26: Today was a complete non-compliant day! My parents came to visit and boy do they have a bad influence on me! :( But I did take a nice long hike/walk with them! Tomorrow I will get back on track and drink lots of water!!! 8/27: Back on track! WOOHOO!!! Preplanned some of my meals and went to the grocery. Also made it to Zumba!! 8/28: Pretty good day. Only negative is that I got off work very late and didn't eat dinner until almost 10pm! :( 8/29: I can't believe tomorrow is my last day of the whole 30 program!!! It's been crazy hard but totally worth it! Can't wait to weigh in on Friday!!! :) 8/30: Last day!!!! Man what a journey! I feel great! Weigh in tomorrow to see exactly how much it paid off.. but no matter what the number I will be happy! I plan on eating Paleo (clean) for the next couple of weeks then starting the Whole30 again and try to make the whole 30 days without fail! :)

Is it almost DERBY time????? Time to be planning what you are going to rock the Derby parties in? You will have to make a Derby fashion board so we can see! Thinking of you cuz I saw a Derby wreath I added to my Pinterest board. How is life treating you dear friend?